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WARDROBE BED.

No. 479,471. Patented July 26, 1892.

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ISRAEL C. SMITH AND EDWARD E. HERRINTON, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

WARDROBE-BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 479,471, dated July 26,1892. Application filed May 20,1891. Serial No. 393,457. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.;

Be it known that we, ISRAEL C. SMITH and EDWARD E. ]-1ERRINToN,citizensof the United States, residingat Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent andState of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFolding Beds; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

Our invention relates to improvements in folding beds; and its object isto provide such a bed with certain new and useful features, more fullydescribed in what follows, and particularly pointed out. in the claims,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l isa side elevation of a device embodying our invention as it appears whenopen and having portions broken away to better show the construction.Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line :z: x of Fig. l; and Fig. 3is a vertical section on the line y y of Fig. 2, showing the position ofthe various parts when closed.

Like letters refer to like parts in all the ligures.

A is the stationary case, which may contain a series of drawers or beotherwise utilized as a receptacle, and is provided with anupwardly-extended back portion A', which may contain a mirror.

On the back of the dresser are studs J ,which are adapted to traversegrooves K K in the back of the vertically-movable case B, which studshave heads engaging theinner surface of platesL L at each side of saidgrooves and partially overlapping the same. The upper plates L areshorter than the corresponding groove to permit the disengagement of thestud at K. The lower grooves K extend to the bottom of the case B,andthe heads of the lower studs are removed at the lower ends of saidgrooves.

C is the folding section, which is pivoted at F in an upwardly-openbearing in the upper edge of the outer sides of the vertical angleplatesE. The forward sides of said angleplates serve to stop the foldingsection C as it reaches the vertical position. Said angleplates aremounted upon the outer ends of horizontally-movable slides D, whichbring the vpivots F directly above the casters which carry the outerends of said slides, which are connected by a bar D at their outer endsand are adapted to slide in ways O in the bottom of the case A. Saidslides D also form asupport for and carry the case B when the bed isclosed. Said folding section is provided with other pivots F at eachside near its inner end,which engage down wardly-Open bearings M on thecase B. Near the outer end of said folding section are hinged suitablelegs H. These are automatically opened and closed by means of thelongitudinally-movable rod G, having rods I I pivoted thereto, one ofwhich ispivoted to the leg H and the other to the angle-plate E.

A pin N is provided,adapted to be inserted in a suitable hole in thecase A, as indicated by dotted lines, and sustain the case B in anelevated position when occasion arises to detach the folding section C.

By inspection of the drawings the operation of our device will bereadily understood.

The case B, being free to slide vertically, being pivoted upon the innerend'of and sustained by the folding section C, serves to balance thesame. We are thus able to dispense with other weights or springs forthat purpose. As the bed opens the slides D are drawn out freely andwith but little friction in the ways, as the load is supported directlyabove the casters beneath the outer ends of said slides. By insertingthe pin N and disconnecting the rod Ifrom the plate E the pivots F and Fcan be readily removed from their respective bearings andthe foldingsection C detached. The slides D can then be withdrawn and finally thecase B moved upward and disconnected from A, when the structure will bein detached parts, light, and easily handled. By the reverse processthey can as readily be replaced in position for use, no tools beingrequired in either operation.

What we claim isl. The combination of a dressing-case having horizontalWays near the bottom, horizontally-movable slides engaging said ways,casters beneath the outer ends of said slides, a folding section pivotedupon said slides sub- IOO stantially above said casters, and averticallymovable case detacliably secured to the back of said dresser,said case pivoted to said folding section and resting upon said slideswhen the bed is closed, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a stationary case, a vertically-movable casedetachably connected thereto, a folding section pivoted byvertically-open bearings to said movable case, horizontally-movableslides pivoted to said folding section and supporting said movable casewhen the bed is closed, and a stop-pin to limit the movement of saidcase, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a vertically-movable case, a folding sectionpivoted to the same and balanced thereby, horizontallynnovable slidesbeneath and supporting said verticallymovable case when the bed isclosed, outer supporting-legs pvoted to said folding section,ahorizontally-rnovable rod on said fold ing section, and connecting rodspivoted to said movable rod and to the said legs and slides,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof We ax our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ISRAEL C. SMITH. EDWARD E. I'IERRINTON.

lVitnesses:

MINNIE BLODGETT, J AMES ROBERTSON.

